Statue of a Ptolemaic Queen, perhaps Cleopatra VII

Unknown

200–30 B.C. · Dolomitic limestone · Egyptian Art

The statue represents a Ptolemaic queen holding a cornucopia. Attributes and dress point to a date in the second or first century B.C., and one recent study notes that details of the queen's hairstyle suggest identification with Cleopatra VII. However, the cartouche actually reading "Cleopatra" on this statue's arm would be a highly unusual occurrence, and is, moreover, incorrectly oriented, so that it is probably a modern addition.

Artist

Unknown

Date

200–30 B.C.

Medium

Dolomitic limestone

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Joseph W. Drexel, 1889